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Nearest Communities to Idlewild,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Idlewild, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Idlewild:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Idlewild.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Idlewild is located in Door County.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 87 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Idlewild. Of these communities, 61 are located in counties other than Door County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Idlewild (which is Door County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Idlewild

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Door County   (where Idlewild resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.door.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Door:   Sturgeon Bay
    • Note: Green Bay lies to the northwest and Lake Michigan to the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idlewild   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewild.
      • Stevens Hill
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Stevens Hill is located in Door County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Hill
      • Sturgeon Bay
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Institute
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Institute is located in Door County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Institute
      • Carlsville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Carlsville is located in Door County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlsville
      • Little Sturgeon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Valmy
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Valmy is located in Door County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmy
      • Whitefish Bay
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Whitefish Bay is located in Door County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
      • Maplewood
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Maplewood is located in Door County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
      • Salona
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Salona is located in Door County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
      • Vignes
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Vignes is located in Door County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vignes
      • Egg Harbor
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Egg Harbor is located in Door County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Carnot
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Carnot is located in Door County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnot
      • Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Brown County
  • Kewaunee County
    • County Website:   https://www.kewauneeco.org/
    • County Seat for Kewaunee:   Kewaunee
    • Note: Green Bay lies to the northwest and Lake Michigan to the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idlewild   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewild.
      • Kodan
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Kodan is located in Kewaunee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodan
      • Algoma
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bruemmerville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Bruemmerville is located in Kewaunee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruemmerville
      • Gregorville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Rankin
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Rankin is located in Kewaunee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
      • Euren
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rio Creek
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Rio Creek is located in Kewaunee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Creek
      • Duvall
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincoln
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lincoln is located in Kewaunee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Bay View
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Bay View is located in Kewaunee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
      • Thiry Daems
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Thiry Daems is located in Kewaunee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiry Daems
      • Alaska
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Alaska is located in Kewaunee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Casco
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Slovan
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Slovan is located in Kewaunee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slovan
        • Tonet
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Tonet is located in Kewaunee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonet
        • Clyde
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Clyde is located in Kewaunee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
        • Rostok
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Rostok is located in Kewaunee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rostok
        • Ryans Corner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Ryans Corner is located in Kewaunee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Corner
        • Casco Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Casco Junction is located in Kewaunee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco Junction
        • Luxemburg
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
        • Walhain
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Walhain is located in Kewaunee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhain
        • Kewaunee
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Birchwood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Birchwood is located in Kewaunee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
        • Neuern
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Neuern is located in Kewaunee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuern
  • Marinette County
    • County Website:   https://www.marinettecountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Marinette:   Marinette
    • Note: Green Bay and Lake Michigan lies to the southeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idlewild   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewild.
      • Marinette
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Peshtigo
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Wilcox
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Wilcox is located in Marinette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
      • Bagley Junction
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Bagley Junction is located in Marinette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Junction
      • May Corner
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • May Corner is located in Marinette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Corner
      • Harmony
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Porterfield
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Porterfield is located in Marinette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
      • Rubys Corner
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Walsh
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Walsh is located in Marinette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
      • Miles
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Miles is located in Marinette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Lake is located in Marinette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
        • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
  • Oconto County
    • County Website:   https://www.ocontocountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Oconto:   Oconto
    • Note: Green Bay and Lake Michigan lies to the southeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idlewild   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewild.
      • County Line
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • County Line is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
      • Cullen
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Cullen is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
      • Oconto
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Pensaukee
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Oak Orchard
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Oak Orchard is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
      • Brookside Station
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Brookside Station is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Station
      • Brookside
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Brookside is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Little Suamico
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Little Suamico is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Suamico
      • Lena
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Lena is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
      • Stiles Junction
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Stiles
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Stiles is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
  • Menominee County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Idlewild) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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